TSA and Enfield police to fly drones for training purposes
ENFIELD, Conn. (WWLP) – A multi-agency training exercise using drones will be taking place in Enfield Friday evening.
The Enfield Police Department is working with officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), as well as federal, state, and local law enforcement partner agencies. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV 'drone') training exercises are being held to observe, photograph and videotape nighttime comparison images between UAVs and manned aircraft.
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The training will be held at the Enfield Annex located at 124 North Maple Street. Officials are expected to start preparing at 6 p.m. with flights beginning at 8 p.m. and concluding by 11 p.m.
The public is invited to watch from the annex bleachers, and parking is available in the lot adjacent to the traffic circle at the main entrance to the annex, or the parking lot outside door 5.
WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.
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